Students use their hands to cover their heads during an earthquake drill at the Baclaran Elementary School Unit-1 in Paranaque City, Metro Manila, June 21, 2016. Earthquake shocks were felt in Metro Manila and nearby provinces when a magnitude 5.0 quake hit General Nakar and Infanta, Quezon on Thursday.
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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology - Department of Science and Technology (PHIVOLCS - DOST) confirmed a magnitude 5.0 earthquake that had struck General Nakar and Infanta, Quezon at around 3:10 pm on Thursday.

Shocks were also felt in the National Capital Region (NCR) and nearby provinces. Some of the cities that felt the shocks were Manila, Quezon, Makati, Mandaluyong and Pasig. PHIVOLCS initially reported a magnitude 4.4 earthquake but raised the findings a few minutes later.

The earthquake hit 24 kilometers (km) northwest of General Nakar at a 13 km depth. The government agency did not report any damages by the earthquake.

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